Hat bag



H. SAVARD July 28, 1936.

HAT BAG Filed June 7, 1955 INVENTOR. Him/W Sam/90 ATTORNEY.

Patented July 28, 1936 UNETED STATES PA'FEN'E' @FHCE 2 Claims.

One object of this invention is the provision of a collapsible bag adapted when extended to hold a hat therein in such manner that the hat will not be crushed, and when in collapsed position adapted to form a thin sheet-like object which may be folded into a smaller mass so that it may be conveniently stored away or carried in a suit-case or the like.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view, partly in section, of the bag when in collapsed position.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the same, partly in section, when in extended position.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 with the bag in collapsed position.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l0 represents the front wall of the bag (which may be of paper or cloth or any other desirable material) and H the rear wall, the creased side walls being shown at l2. The upper ends of the walls I0 and H are folded on a line I l to provide a tongue l3. On one side of this tongue, that is, on that side which forms the upper end of the wall II, a base strip I5 is secured, preferably by pasting. An arm 16 extends downward (Figure 1) from the base l5 and is provided with a hole H. A longer arm l8 extends in the opposite direction from the base l5 and is adapted, when the bag is closed as shown in Figures 2 and 3, to slip under a strap i9 secured to the wall I0.

Mounted on the peaked bottom 20 of the bag, and secured therein by pasting or any other desired means, is a hat support comprising a pair of complementary members 2| whose lower edges are fiat and lie in the peaked bottom 20, and which curve convexly and progressively upward to form each an arched upper edge 22. These members 2| are of a material having some resiliency, so that they will flatten out when the bag is collapsed and will resume their convex form when the bag is extended. On the opposite edges 22 the hat is supported as shown in broken lines. Near the upper ends of the members 2|, oppositely disposed holes are provided through which a flexible cord or ribbon passes, shown at 23. The ends 24 of this ribbon are pasted against the outer 5 walls of the members 2i to prevent the ribbon from being drawn through the holes. The ribbon 23 serves as a limit stop for the movement apart of the members 2 I.

With the hat mounted as shown in Figure 2, 10 the bar is suspended from a hook (not shown) by means of the hole ll in the arm [6. When not in use, the arm i8 is removed from the strap [9 and the tongue l3 bent into alignment with the walls in and H, as shown in Figure 4, and when 15 the bag is flattened the members 2! come together. The bag may then be further folded into a smaller mass.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit 20 and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. Hat support adapted to be mounted in the bottom of a bag and comprising a pair of oppositely disposed arched members extending upward 25 from the bottom of the bag and having mutually spaced apart upper edges on which the hat is adapted to rest, said members being resilient and being normally urged apart, said bag upon being flattened causing said members to become flat- 3 tened against each other.

2. Hat support adapted to be mounted in the bottom of a bag and comprising a pair of oppositely disposed members extending upward from the bottom of the bag and. having mutually 5 spaced apart upper edges on which the hat is adapted to rest, said members being resilient and being normally urged apart, means connecting said members to limit the distance of separation between said members, said means comprising a 4 flexible ribbon or the like passing through holes in said members intermediate the height of said members, the ends of said ribbon being secured to the outer surfaces of said members, flattening of the bag causing said members to be flattened 45 against each other.

HENRY SAVARD. 

